Congrats GB! …..is anybody watching the ManU/Real Madrid match at the “Big House”? …Chips, Rooney looked great in the first half…had an awesome backfoot pass to set up a goal, and not sure if he will get credit for their 2nd goal :cool:

This is unfortunate, but it is the result of religious extremists coming to power and wreaking havoc in the Arab world. What needs to happen is to support Abu Mazen, President of Palestinian Authority and restore Gaza under his authority.

In other News…I am still trying to be forgiven by Danny…I even sent him flowers..via tweeter. I guess Mama Chips supposed to have a talk with Danny, about “forgiveness” it’s gonna be be a long night:-)

You are lucky, you have been forgiven (not that *I* am seeking forgiveness for speaking truth), Kasai. I’ve been ignored since I pointed out (very gently I thought) that DannyO needed to temper his deepening arrogance. IMO he was starting to show traces of being full of himself. O well, he has been relatively quiet since so maybe he has been giving the matter some thought. ;)

I’m exactly the same age as RFK Jr and absolutely ADORED RFK, and was devastated/inconsolable when he was assassinated (went to bed thinking that winning the CA winner-take-all would mean that he would be Dem Presidential nominee in 1968).

However, RFK Jr., not so much.

My nature is to avoid gossip/speculation, but I feel he badly mistreated/mishandled the divorce from his first wife, the mother of his children, who later committed suicide.

So, for me, no celebration or congratulations to another Hampton wedding of self-absorbed elites.

Hope Carolyn is here to offer her thoughts, since this video is by KOCO, Oklahoma City.

Beautiful video.

Loved how enthusiastically the (gorgeous) anchors introduced the interview.

And the vet is a poster child for how to look gorgeous at 91! He’s lived through some awful racism — not able to collect unemployment after his honorable discharge “because he looked too young” to have been a vet.

Makes my blood boil. How many white vets heard the same “excuse.” An untold story that should be investigated further, while WWII vets are still alive to tell their stories.

I hadn’t seen that piece, even though we watch KOCO sometimes. They are the ABC affiliate. That was very positive toward the president, and extremely sympathetic to the veteran. This is the kind of story our local stations love.

Yes, I do believe the anchors are chosen at last 70% for looks, men and women. Each network affiliate has a male/female team of anchors. I find their news more palatable than the national. Our NBC affiliate is much better than the national. You might remember their superb coverage of the Moore tornado. We don’t watch the CBS affiliate. They are very right wing and religious.

dodster and others were discussing Illinois politics in the Rise and Shine thread.

Notes:
1. The poll putting Rauner in the lead was done by a right-wing body.
2. The term-limit referendum was stricken from the ballot – Michael Madigan (Speaker of the Illinois House) got it thrown out
3. Not saying that Quinn isn’t in trouble, but there has been serious expansion of voting rights just in time for this election:
a) Early voting days have been expanded
b) Grace Period voting (where you register to vote and vote at the same time) – those days have been expanded
c) They will be doing a huge push for high schoolers, who can now register and vote if they will be 18 by the November election
d) There will be same day registration and voting available ON ELECTION DAY this November
4. The ID needed to vote in Illinois is very generous.

I don’t doubt that Rauner is another Scott Walker, but I also believe that Quinn can pull it out.

The $3 million attempt to change the way Illinois redraws legislative district boundaries ended Friday, marking a big victory for Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan and his state Democratic Party.

With heavy financial support from former New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg and some of the richest people in Illinois, the Yes for Independent Maps group had hoped to create a new process for devising Illinois legislative maps after each census.

In doing so, they took aim at a key lever that Madigan — the longtime state Democratic boss from the Southwest Side — has used to perpetuate and enhance his party’s control over the state Capitol.

But a Cook County judge ruled Friday in favor of a lawsuit filed by Madigan’s lawyer, saying it was unconstitutional for ballot initiatives on redistricting reform as well as term limits to go before the state’s voters in November.

MORTIFIED that I forgot this. Frankly, as my addled brain struggled to remember, I thought it was only the term limits got struck from the referendum. So happy it was the redistricting as well, which scared the hell out of me.

People always underestimate Quinn. He comes out swinging when it counts. I still think Rauner is a threat. I deplore the mindset that falls for blustery b.s. I remember when Schwarzenegger was running for gov in CA. Idiots interviewed said they were voting for him because he would “kick ass.” As if his movie characters were real. Rauner is courting that mindset.

Nationwide, the U.S. Conference of Mayors has projected more than $100 billion is needed over the next 20 years to upgrade or replace aging water infrastructure. Without more federal help, businesses could wind up paying more to help maintain water and wastewater systems, the senators warned, and jobs are in jeopardy from continuing deterioration. But Congress has failed for years to reauthorize federal revolving loan funds for drinking or wastewater projects.
“We need to make a commitment to our water infrastructure,” said Cardin. He has introduced a bill to provide $50 million a year in matching federal grants to communities to make their systems more resilient and sustainable in the face of changing climate conditions. As chairwoman of the Senate Appropriations Committee, Mikulski has pushed for $200 million in increased funding in a pair of measures.

So basically, Congress won’t spend the $$ to upgrade or maintain …..same shit, different day. America, did you expect your elected officials to WORK FOR YOU?? Better vote in the ones that will!

If you did an inventory of when the infrastructure that we rely on for our daily lives (i.e., water pipes, etc.) and for fun (i.e., roads in many of most beloved National Parks) were built, you’d realize that most of them were built 75-95 years ago. So many of the gorgeous roads and bridges in our National Parks (e.g., the “Going to the Sun” road in Glacier National Park) were built by FDR’s CCC.

The GOP are so consumed with their reactionary tactics (vote for me!!! because I’m against the Black President!!!) that pander to their dwindling voter base that Dems have a real opportunity for #LandslideDems2014 and beyond.

I agree with everyone in TODville that the thought of no President Obama and our current First Family in the White House after Jan 20, 2017 is dismaying, but PBO will be absolutely energized when Dems are the majority in both houses of Congress after #LandslideDems2014. I think the pace of domestic changes in 2015 and 2016 will be swift, and may even silence emoprogs and emoputins.

The foundation will be built to continue that momentum forward with the 2016 Presidential elections. A chance to rebuild our infrastructure with 21st century technology will be a lasting legacy of the Obama Administration, and I can’t wait.

I have some questions about rearing Monarch caterpillars, which you’ve done in your classroom.

Would you be willing to e-mail me, arapaho415@hotmail.com (I know amk and others frown on sharing e-dresses on a public forum, but this is my “Twitter inbox” — basically only receives mail from Twitter letting me know when I get a response, etc.)?